Husking glove or mitt.



No. 730,051. PATENTED JUNE 2, 190's.

0. M; SCOTT. I

'HUSKING GLOVE 0R MITT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 1. 1902.

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UNITED STATES I Patented June 2, 1903.

oRion' M. soorr, or AURORA, NEBRASKA.

H'USKING GLOVE OR lVllTT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Iletters Patent No. 730,051, dated June 2, 1903.

7 Application filed May 1, 1902- Serial No. 105,469. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ORION M: SCOTT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Aurora, in the county of Hamilton and State of Nebraska, have invented a certain new and Improved Husking Glove or Mitt, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a class of devices which are quite commonly used in the operation of husking corn and is in the nature of a glove or mitt provided onthe inner side of the palm, finger, and thumb portions with roughened surfaces adapted to afford a superior frictional hold or grip upon the outer husk of the ear in order to more readily open and detach the same for the separation of the naked ear.

The primary object of my invention is to produce an article for this and analogous purposes characterized by superior economy of manufacture and increased durability and efiectiveness of operation.

To this and other minor ends my invention consists in a glove or similar covering adapted to be worn upon the hand in husking and analogous operations and equipped with a special form of roughening devices designed to afford an effective hold or grip upon the husks of an ear of corn or the like, substantially as hereinafter described, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an inner or palm view of a mitt having my invention incorporated therein. Fig. 2 is a similar View of a glove-mitten similarly equipped with roughening devices in accordance with my invention. Fig. 3 is a viewlike Figs. 1 and 2 of my invention in glove form. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section, enlarged, through one of the roughening devices and the underlying fabric to which it is attached; and Fig. 5 is e a top planview similarly enlarged of one of the roughening devices.

Referring to the drawings, and more particularly to Figs. 1,4, and-5, A designates as an entirety a hand-covering in the form of an ordinary mitt. To the exterior surface of the inner palm and finger covering of the mitt, designated by B, as well as to the inner face of the thumb-covering C, is applied a series of diamond or lozenge shaped devices, designatedby D and adapted to afford a roughmade in the mitt, glove, or glove-mitten form ening effect to these surfaces. These devices, which are all alike, consist each of a thin plate of sheet metal, preferably in the diamond or lozenge shape illustrated in Fig. 5. Each of these plates has on its upper surface and preferably about centrally thereof an-integral upstanding hollow protuberance in the nature of an annular bur cl, which may be readily punched up from the metalof the plate by driving a nail or punch through the under side thereof. gives to the upper edge of the same a more or less rough and jagged form which especially adapts it for the intended purpose. The plate D is applied to the surface of the mitt by having its pointed ends d bent downwardly at a right angle to the body of the plate and then pressed through the underlying material of the mitt, after which the pointed ends are clenched inwardly, as clearly indicated in Fig. 4, thus securing the plate to the material in This manner of making the bur a manner that renders it practicallyimpossi ble of separation under stress of the work to which it is applied.

InFig. 2 I have shown my invention appliedto a hand-covering of the form known incorporated therein. Here the four fingers G, H, I, and K and the thumb 0 all have applied to their inner surfaces the roughening devices Din the manner already described, these devices extending more or less down onto the palm-covering also.

I have illustrated my invention as applied to these three forms of hand-coverings merely to show the equal adaptability-of my invention to all three forms and their mechanical equivalency for the purposes of a husking device of the general character referred to.

The operation and advantages of my improved husking-glove will be readily apparent from the foregoing description. ,Whether herein shown when applied to the hand of the wearer the inner roughened surface affords a very secure grip upon the leaves or shucks constituting the husk of the ear, the sharp bur-like protuberances (Z readily penetrating the latter, and thus preventing any slip between the contacting surfaces of the glove and husk in the operation of tearing open the latter.

The hand-covering itself may be made of leather, tough cloth, or any other suitable material Whatever, my invention not residing in the employment of any specific material for this purpose. The roughening-plates D are preferably made of tin; but they may be made of any other sheet metal or other material capable of serving in the relation and for the purpose described. They are also preferably made in the diamond or lozenge shape herein illustrated and described, since this form is simple, easy, and cheap to make, aifords a maximum strength, and yields of itself the pointed ends whereby the plate is secured to the surface of the covering without the use of separate fastening devices. My invention, however, is not limited to this particular form of plate except to the extent indicated in the appended claims.

lVhile I have described my invention as more particularly adapted to and employed in the operation of husking corn and other natural products, yet I desire it to be understood that its use is not limited to such an operation. For instance, my invention might be applied to gloves used in dish-washing for the purpose of scraping and securing clean. the surfaces of pets and kettles, rise, and in general it may be employed in connection with any form and type of hand-covering designed to afford to the wearer an increased gripping effect upon any object handled thereby.

I claim 1. A glove or mitt for bushing and other purposes having applied to the inner or palm surface thereof a plurality of metal plates, each of which has its ends bent downward and passed through the material of the glove or mitt and clenched thereto, and is further provided with an integral annular bur punched up from its under surface, substantially described.

2. A glove or mitt for husking and other purposes having applied to the inner or palm surface thereof a plurality of diamend-shaped metal plates, each of Which has its pointed ends bent and pierced through the material of the glove or mitt and clenched thereto, and is further provided with an integral annular .bur punched up from its under surface, substantially as described.

A glove or the like for husking and other purposes having applied to the inner surfaces of the thumb, finger and palm portions a plurality of diamond-shaped thin metal plates, each of which has its pointed ends bent and pierced through the material of the glove and clenched thereto, and is further provided with an integral annular bur punched up from its under surface substantially centrally thereof, substantially as described.

ORION M. SCOTT.

\Vitnesses J. H. SMITH, E. J. HAINES. 

